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SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - It may be one of Microsoft Corp's biggest squandered opportunities. Tired of waiting for Office to be optimized for their mobile gadgets, a growing contingent of younger companies is turning to cheaper, simpler and touch-friendly apps that can perform word processing and other tasks in the cloud. Take Artivest Holdings Inc, a New York-based financial services startup that sells alternative investment products. The New York-based company uses an app called Quip, which combines word processing and messaging, to handle all but the most sensitive legal and financial files.

Mark Wahlberg will be honored with the MTV Generation Award during the 2014 MTV Movie Awards, the network announced on Monday. “Entourage” cast members Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara and Kevin Dillon will present the award, marking the first public reunion for the cast ahead of the movie adaptation of the hit HBO comedy hitting theaters in June 2015. The Generation Award is considered the highest honor at the MTV event. It acknowledges an actor who has engaged the network's audience throughout their career.

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday voiced concern over protection of patents on safer and more effective next-generation medicines in India amid fears that authorities are considering allowing more Indian firms to make new varieties of cheap generic drugs still on patent. An Indian committee is reviewing up to a dozen patented drugs to see if so-called compulsory licenses, which in effect break exclusivity rights, can be issued for some of them, two senior government officials said last month.

March 3 (Reuters) - Electricity generator Mach Gen LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware late Monday as shrinking power demand and lower energy and capacity margins hurt the company, a court filing showed. The Athens, New York-based company, owned by affiliates of Credit Suisse Group AG and Bank of America Corp among others, said regulatory hurdles that halted the sale of its Harquahala Facility in 2013 meant it could not cut debt. "Mach Gen has faced significant interest expenses due to the leveraged nature of its balance sheet, which, in combination with declining revenues, has impacted Mach Gen's ability to service its long-term debt," the filing said.

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ontario's power grid operator said Friday about 3,100 megawatts (MW) of new generation is expected to come online over the next 18 months, almost all of it renewable generation. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) also said in a report it expects the province will have enough resources to meet power demand this summer even though nearly 2,000 MW of coal-fired generation retired in December. One megawatt can power about 1,000 homes.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A U.S. Global Positioning System satellite was launched into orbit on Thursday, buttressing a 31-member navigation network in constant use by the military, civilian agencies and commercial customers worldwide. The satellite, built by Boeing, was carried into space aboard an unmanned Delta 4 rocket, which blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 8:59 p.m. EST/0159 Friday GMT. The Delta 4 rocket was built and launched by United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Lockheed Martin and Boeing, under contract with the U.S. Air Force.